Publications
2024
Preferences for induction of labour methods in India: a qualitative study of views and experiences of women, clinicians, and researchers
HAWKER, L. A., MUNDLE, S., TRIPATHY, J. P., DESHMUKH, P., WINIKOFF, B., WEEKS, A. D., . . . LIGHTLY, K. (2024). Preferences for induction of labour methods in India: a qualitative study of views and experiences of women, clinicians, and researchers. AJOG Global Reports, 100389. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100389
2023
The makings of a maternal obesity epidemic: A meta-narrative review.
Feltham, C., Thomson, G., & Kingdon, C. (2023). The makings of a maternal obesity epidemic: A meta-narrative review.. Midwifery, 127, 103826. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2023.103826
A research agenda to improve incidence and outcomes of assisted vaginal birth.
Betrán, A. P., Torloni, M. R., Althabe, F., Altieri, E., Arulkumaran, S., Ashraf, F., . . . Oladapo, O. O. (2023). A research agenda to improve incidence and outcomes of assisted vaginal birth.. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101(11), 723-729. doi:10.2471/blt.23.290140
Assessing safe and personalised maternity and neonatal care through a pandemic: a case study of outcomes and experiences in two trusts in England using the ASPIRE COVID-19 framework.
Neal, S., Stone, L., Moncrieff, G., Matthews, Z., Kingdon, C., Topalidou, A., . . . Downe, S. (2023). Assessing safe and personalised maternity and neonatal care through a pandemic: a case study of outcomes and experiences in two trusts in England using the ASPIRE COVID-19 framework.. BMC health services research, 23(1), 675. doi:10.1186/s12913-023-09669-0
Theories for interventions to reduce physical and verbal abuse: A mixed methods review of the health and social care literature to inform future maternity care.
Downe, S., Nowland, R., Clegg, A., Akooji, N., Harris, C., Farrier, A., . . . Tunçalp, Ö. (2023). Theories for interventions to reduce physical and verbal abuse: A mixed methods review of the health and social care literature to inform future maternity care.. PLOS global public health, 3(4), e0001594. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001594
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study.
van den Berg, L. M. M., Balaam, M. -C., Nowland, R., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., Thompson, S., . . . ASPIRE-COVID19 Research Team. (2023). The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study.. Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 36(1), 127-135. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010
2022
Making maternity and neonatal care personalised in the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Babies Born Better survey in the UK and the Netherlands.
van den Berg, L. M. M., Akooji, N., Thomson, G., de Jonge, A., Balaam, M. -C., Topalidou, A., . . . ASPIRE COVID-19 research team. (2022). Making maternity and neonatal care personalised in the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Babies Born Better survey in the UK and the Netherlands.. PloS one, 17(11), e0267415. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0267415
Implementing Professional Midwife-Led Maternity Care in India for Healthy Pregnant Women: A Community Case Study.
Beckingham, A., Downe, S., Fernandez, E., Reed, B., Kaur, I., Aziz, N., & Kingdon, C. (2022). Implementing Professional Midwife-Led Maternity Care in India for Healthy Pregnant Women: A Community Case Study.. Frontiers in public health, 10, 875595. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.875595
A Systematic Review of Perinatal Social Support Interventions for Asylum-seeking and Refugee Women Residing in Europe.
Balaam, M. -C., Kingdon, C., & Haith-Cooper, M. (2022). A Systematic Review of Perinatal Social Support Interventions for Asylum-seeking and Refugee Women Residing in Europe.. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 24(3), 741-758. doi:10.1007/s10903-021-01242-3
Changes in caesarean section rates in China during the period of transition from the one-child to two-child policy era: cross-sectional National Household Health Services Surveys.
Long, Q., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Tang, X., & Kingdon, C. (2022). Changes in caesarean section rates in China during the period of transition from the one-child to two-child policy era: cross-sectional National Household Health Services Surveys.. BMJ open, 12(4), e059208. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059208
“There’s only so much you can be pushed”: a commentary on the magnification of the maternity staffing crisis by the 2020/21 COVID-19 pandemic
Companionship for women/birthing people using antenatal and intrapartum care in England during COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of national and organisational responses and perspectives.
Thomson, G., Balaam, M. -C., Nowland Harris, R., Crossland, N., Moncrieff, G., Heys, S., . . . ASPIRE-COVID19 Collaborative Group. (2022). Companionship for women/birthing people using antenatal and intrapartum care in England during COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of national and organisational responses and perspectives.. BMJ open, 12(1), e051965. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051965
'Never waste a crisis': a commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic as a driver for innovation in maternity care
van den Berg, L. M. M., Thomson, G., de Jonge, A., Balaam, M. -C., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., . . . Team, A. S. P. I. R. E. C. (2022). 'Never waste a crisis': a commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic as a driver for innovation in maternity care. BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129(1), 3-8. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.16996
Intrapartum fetal monitoring and mode of birth in India: A qualitative study
Lightly, K., Mundle, S., Tripathy, J., Deshmukh, P., Winikoff, B., Alfirevic, E. Z., . . . Kingdon, C. (2022). Intrapartum fetal monitoring and mode of birth in India: A qualitative study. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 129 (pp. 75-76). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Intrapartum fetal monitoring and mode of birth in India: A qualitative study
Lightly, K., Mundle, S., Tripathy, J., Deshmukh, P., Winikoff, B., Alfirevic, E. Z., . . . Kingdon, C. (2022). Intrapartum fetal monitoring and mode of birth in India: A qualitative study. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 129 (pp. 75). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2021
The aspire study 1. A midwifery-led research response to covid-19 and beyond
Kingdon, C., Crossland, N., Feeley, C., Balaam, M. C., Powney, D., Topalidou, A., . . . Downe, S. (2021). The aspire study 1. A midwifery-led research response to covid-19 and beyond. Practising Midwife, 24(9), 22-31.
Training and expertise in undertaking assisted vaginal delivery (AVD): a mixed methods systematic review of practitioners views and experiences
Feeley, C., Crossland, N., Betran, A. P., Weeks, A., Downe, S., & Kingdon, C. (2021). Training and expertise in undertaking assisted vaginal delivery (AVD): a mixed methods systematic review of practitioners views and experiences. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, 18(1). doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01146-3
Do women prefer caesarean sections? A qualitative evidence synthesis of their views and experiences.
Colomar, M., Opiyo, N., Kingdon, C., Long, Q., Nion, S., Bohren, M. A., & Betran, A. P. (2021). Do women prefer caesarean sections? A qualitative evidence synthesis of their views and experiences.. PloS one, 16(5), e0251072. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0251072
Physician-patient communication in decision-making about Caesarean sections in eight district hospitals in Bangladesh: a mixed-method study.
Doraiswamy, S., Billah, S. M., Karim, F., Siraj, M. S., Buckingham, A., & Kingdon, C. (2021). Physician-patient communication in decision-making about Caesarean sections in eight district hospitals in Bangladesh: a mixed-method study.. Reproductive health, 18(1), 34. doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01098-8
Prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for cesarean section in Iran: a mixed-methods systematic review.
Shirzad, M., Shakibazadeh, E., Hajimiri, K., Betran, A. P., Jahanfar, S., Bohren, M. A., . . . Abedini, M. (2021). Prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for cesarean section in Iran: a mixed-methods systematic review.. Reproductive health, 18(1), 3. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-01047-x
2020
Physician-patient communication in decision-making about Caesarean sections in eight district hospitals in Bangladesh: A mixed-method study
Physician-Patient Communication in Decision-Making about Caesarean Sections in Eight District Hospitals in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Method Study
Wolf, J.H.. Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology and Consequence, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. 2018. 320 pp. $24.95 (pbk) ISBN: 978‐1‐4214‐2552‐8
Kingdon, C. (2020). Wolf, J.H.. Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology and Consequence, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. 2018. 320 pp. $24.95 (pbk) ISBN: 978‐1‐4214‐2552‐8. Sociology of Health & Illness, 42(6), 1491-1492. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.13081
Women's, partners' and healthcare providers' views and experiences of assisted vaginal birth: a systematic mixed methods review.
Crossland, N., Kingdon, C., Balaam, M. -C., Betrán, A. P., & Downe, S. (2020). Women's, partners' and healthcare providers' views and experiences of assisted vaginal birth: a systematic mixed methods review.. Reproductive health, 17(1), 83. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-00915-w
Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations.
Opiyo, N., Kingdon, C., Oladapo, O. T., Souza, J. P., Vogel, J. P., Bonet, M., . . . Betrán, A. P. (2020). Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations.. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 98(1), 66-68. doi:10.2471/blt.19.236729
2019
Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation.
Bohren, M. A., Opiyo, N., Kingdon, C., Downe, S., & Betrán, A. P. (2019). Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation.. Reproductive health, 16(1), 170. doi:10.1186/s12978-019-0827-1
Inequalities and stillbirth in the UK: a meta-narrative review
Kingdon, C., Roberts, D., Turner, M. A., Storey, C., Crossland, N., Finlayson, K. W., & Downe, S. (2019). Inequalities and stillbirth in the UK: a meta-narrative review. BMJ OPEN, 9(9). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029672
2018
Interventions targeted at health professionals to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
Kingdon, C., Downe, S., & Betran, A. P. (2018). Interventions targeted at health professionals to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: a qualitative evidence synthesis.. BMJ open, 8(12), e025073. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025073
What women think about consent to research at the time of an obstetric emergency: a qualitative study of the views of a cohort of World Maternal Antifibrinolytic Trial participants
Houghton, G., Kingdon, C., Dower, M., Shakur-Still, H., & Alfirevic, Z. (2018). What women think about consent to research at the time of an obstetric emergency: a qualitative study of the views of a cohort of World Maternal Antifibrinolytic Trial participants. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, 125(13), 1744-1753. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15333
Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies.
Betrán, A. P., Temmerman, M., Kingdon, C., Mohiddin, A., Opiyo, N., Torloni, M. R., . . . Downe, S. (2018). Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies.. Lancet (London, England), 392(10155), 1358-1368. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31927-5
Prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for cesarean section in China: A mixed-methods systematic review.
Long, Q., Kingdon, C., Yang, F., Renecle, M. D., Jahanfar, S., Bohren, M. A., & Betran, A. P. (2018). Prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for cesarean section in China: A mixed-methods systematic review.. PLoS medicine, 15(10), e1002672. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002672
Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean section targeted at organisations, facilities and systems: Systematic review of qualitative studies.
Kingdon, C., Downe, S., & Betran, A. P. (2018). Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean section targeted at organisations, facilities and systems: Systematic review of qualitative studies.. PloS one, 13(9), e0203274. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203274
Women's and communities' views of targeted educational interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean section: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
Kingdon, C., Downe, S., & Betran, A. P. (2018). Women's and communities' views of targeted educational interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean section: a qualitative evidence synthesis.. Reproductive health, 15(1), 130. doi:10.1186/s12978-018-0570-z
2016
'We make them feel special': The experiences of voluntary sector workers supporting asylum seeking and refugee women during pregnancy and early motherhood.
Balaam, M. -C., Kingdon, C., Thomson, G., Finlayson, K., & Downe, S. (2016). 'We make them feel special': The experiences of voluntary sector workers supporting asylum seeking and refugee women during pregnancy and early motherhood.. Midwifery, 34, 133-140. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2015.12.003
Production
Kingdon, C. (2016). Production. In Social and Cultural Perspectives on Health, Technology and Medicine: Old Concepts, New Problems (pp. 68-85). doi:10.4324/9781315673882
Reproductive regimes: Governing gendered bodies
Ettorre, E., & Kingdon, C. (2016). Reproductive regimes: Governing gendered bodies. In The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare (pp. 142-157). doi:10.1057/9780230290334_9
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Health, Technology and Medicine
Kierans, C., Bell, K., & Kingdon, C. (n.d.). Social and Cultural Perspectives on Health, Technology and Medicine. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315673882
Society
Kingdon, C. (2016). Society. In Social and Cultural Perspectives on Health, Technology and Medicine: Old Concepts, New Problems (pp. 30-49). doi:10.4324/9781315673882
2015
Obesity and normal birth: A qualitative study of clinician's management of obese pregnant women during labour.
Kerrigan, A., Kingdon, C., & Cheyne, H. (2015). Obesity and normal birth: A qualitative study of clinician's management of obese pregnant women during labour.. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 15, 256. doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0673-2
Seeing and Holding Baby: Systematic Review of Clinical Management and Parental Outcomes After Stillbirth
Kingdon, C., Givens, J. L., O'Donnell, E., & Turner, M. (2015). Seeing and Holding Baby: Systematic Review of Clinical Management and Parental Outcomes After Stillbirth. BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE, 42(3), 206-218. doi:10.1111/birt.12176
The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Encouraging Parents to See and Hold Their Stillborn Baby: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies
Kingdon, C., O'Donnell, E., Givens, J., & Turner, M. (2015). The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Encouraging Parents to See and Hold Their Stillborn Baby: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies. PLOS ONE, 10(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130059
Systematic mixed-methods review of interventions, outcomes and experiences for imprisoned pregnant women.
Shaw, J., Downe, S., & Kingdon, C. (2015). Systematic mixed-methods review of interventions, outcomes and experiences for imprisoned pregnant women.. Journal of advanced nursing, 71(7), 1451-1463. doi:10.1111/jan.12605
Fathers' presence at caesarean section with general anaesthetic: evidence and debate.
Hugill, K., Kemp, I., & Kingdon, C. (2015). Fathers' presence at caesarean section with general anaesthetic: evidence and debate.. The practising midwife, 18(4), 19-22.
2014
Maternity assist: new midwifery-led digital information and communication support system to enhance maternity care.
Steen, M., & Kingdon, C. (2014). Maternity assist: new midwifery-led digital information and communication support system to enhance maternity care.. The practising midwife, 17(7), 7.
One to One midwives: First-year outcomes of a midwifery-led model
Collins, M., & Kingdon, C. (2014). One to One midwives: First-year outcomes of a midwifery-led model. British Journal of Midwifery, 22(1), 15-21. doi:10.12968/bjom.2014.22.1.15
The Stress and Wellbeing after Childbirth (STRAWB) Pilot Study
Slade, P., Weeks, A., Atherton, C., Kingdon, C., Lavender, T., Butters, J., . . . Lightfoot, A. (2014). The Stress and Wellbeing after Childbirth (STRAWB) Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY, 32(3), E13. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2013
Correction.
Correction. (2013). BMJ open, 3(9), e002237corr1. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002237corr1
Bereaved parents' experience of stillbirth in UK hospitals: a qualitative interview study.
Downe, S., Schmidt, E., Kingdon, C., & Heazell, A. E. P. (2013). Bereaved parents' experience of stillbirth in UK hospitals: a qualitative interview study.. BMJ open, 3(2), e002237. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002237
2012
Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term
Lavender, T., Hofmeyr, G. J., Neilson, J. P., Kingdon, C., & Gyte, G. M. L. (2012). Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (3). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004660.pub3
Post-mortem examination after stillbirth: views of UK-based practitioners.
Downe, S., Kingdon, C., Kennedy, R., Norwell, H., McLaughlin, M. -J., & Heazell, A. E. P. (2012). Post-mortem examination after stillbirth: views of UK-based practitioners.. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 162(1), 33-37. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.02.002
Reproductive regimes: Governing gendered bodies
Ettorre, E., & Kingdon, C. (2012). Reproductive regimes: Governing gendered bodies. In The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare, Second Edition (pp. 162-177). doi:10.1057/9781137295408_10
2011
Fathers in the birth room: what are they expecting and experiencing? A phenomenological study.
Longworth, H. L., & Kingdon, C. K. (2011). Fathers in the birth room: what are they expecting and experiencing? A phenomenological study.. Midwifery, 27(5), 588-594. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2010.06.013
2010
Maternal obesity and pregnancy: a retrospective study.
Kerrigan, A. M., & Kingdon, C. (2010). Maternal obesity and pregnancy: a retrospective study.. Midwifery, 26(1), 138-146. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2008.12.005
2009
Primigravid women's views of being approached to participate in a hypothetical term cephalic trial of planned vaginal birth versus planned cesarean birth.
Lavender, T., & Kingdon, C. (2009). Primigravid women's views of being approached to participate in a hypothetical term cephalic trial of planned vaginal birth versus planned cesarean birth.. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.), 36(3), 213-219. doi:10.1111/j.1523-536x.2009.00325.x
Choice and birth method: mixed-method study of caesarean delivery for maternal request
Kingdon, C., Neilson, J., Singleton, V., Gyte, G., Hart, A., Gabbay, M., & Lavender, T. (2009). Choice and birth method: mixed-method study of caesarean delivery for maternal request. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, 116(7), 886-895. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02119.x
2008
Breech birth: Reviewing the evidence for external cephalic version and moxibustion
Steen, M., & Kingdon, C. (2008). Breech birth: Reviewing the evidence for external cephalic version and moxibustion. Evidence Based Midwifery, 6(4), 126-129.
Vaginal or caesarean delivery? How research has turned breech birth around
Steen, M., & Kingdon, C. (2008). Vaginal or caesarean delivery? How research has turned breech birth around. Evidence Based Midwifery, 6(3), 95-99.
Cochrane reviews with no trials: pointless or pragmatic?
Kingdon, C., & Lavender, T. (2008). Cochrane reviews with no trials: pointless or pragmatic?. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(1), 8-11. doi:10.12968/bjom.2008.16.1.27923
2006
Birth method: trial and error?
Lavender, T., Kingdon, C., Hart, A., Gyte, G., Gabbay, M., Alfirevic, Z., & Neilson, J. (2006). Birth method: trial and error?. The practising midwife, 9(9), 12-16.
Systematic review of nulliparous women's views of planned cesarean birth: the missing component in the debate about a term cephalic trial.
Kingdon, C., Baker, L., & Lavender, T. (2006). Systematic review of nulliparous women's views of planned cesarean birth: the missing component in the debate about a term cephalic trial.. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.), 33(3), 229-237. doi:10.1111/j.1523-536x.2006.00108.x
Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term.
Lavender, T., Hofmeyr, G. J., Neilson, J. P., Kingdon, C., & Gyte, G. M. L. (2006). Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term.. In Unknown Book (pp. CD004660). doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004660.pub2
Caesarean delivery at maternal request: Why we should promote normal birth
Lavender, T., & Kingdon, C. (2006). Caesarean delivery at maternal request: Why we should promote normal birth. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(5), 302-303. doi:10.12968/bjom.2006.14.5.21055
2005
Could a randomised trial answer the controversy relating to elective caesarean section? National survey of consultant obstetricians and heads of midwifery
Lavender, T., Kingdon, C., Hart, A., Gyte, G., Gabbay, M., & Neilson, J. P. (2005). Could a randomised trial answer the controversy relating to elective caesarean section? National survey of consultant obstetricians and heads of midwifery. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 331(7515), 490-491. doi:10.1136/bmj.38560.572639.3A
Postnatal care: what matters to midwives
Cattrell, R., Lavender, T., Wallymahmed, A., Kingdon, C., & Riley, J. (2005). Postnatal care: what matters to midwives. British Journal of Midwifery, 13(4), 206-213. doi:10.12968/bjom.2005.13.4.17978
2004
Enhancing clients' rights and quality of care
Lavender, T., Briscoe, L., Downe, S., & Kingdon, C. (2004). Enhancing clients' rights and quality of care. British Journal of Midwifery, 12(3), 142-143. doi:10.12968/bjom.2004.12.3.12377
Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term
Lavender, T., Hofmeyr, G. J., Neilson, J. P., Kingdon, C., & Gyte, G. (n.d.). Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term. In T. Lavender (Ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004660
2003
Who's choosing caesarean section?
Kingdon, C., Lavender, T., Gyte, G., Cattrell, R., Singleton, V., & Nielson, J. (2003). Who's choosing caesarean section?. British Journal of Midwifery, 11(6), 391. doi:10.12968/bjom.2003.11.6.11402